Ducati Sporting Club UK > DesmoDue Race Series > DesmoDue - General Questions and Chat > moving on from the "we seem to have an extra round"

[dickieducati]

what would we like for next year in an ideal world.................

i would personally still like to keep it fairly limited, say increased to 8 rounds, single days still, but with the best 7 meetings to count.

[AK]

6 - 8 rounds

2 sections within the class:

620

583 (poss with 675 in?)

thats for starters

[phoenix n max]

Originally posted by dickieducati
what would we like for next year in an ideal world.................
.

A 620 ( with 72 bhp ) methinks

8 rounds would be good - Pembrey - Brands - Donington -Cadwell - Thruxton - Oulton - Mallory - ???

[skidlids]

2 day meets prove better value with only one lot of traveling costs. Would like to have a round (or two dayer) at Pembrey, a round at Mallory and a round at Oulton park, should give some members of the DSC that miss out on a few of the things going on a chance to come along and meet-up. Maybe I should mention Knockhill and Croft as well. Nation club with national venues.

[phoenix n max]

Croft yes that would do me and 2 dayers too

[skidlids]

As for bikes/classes, would depend on how many grid spots we could fill

I would like to see the 675 BB bikes allowed to do some head work to get them on par with the 620's ,
I would like to see more cheap and cheerful 583cc bikes out there and run as a class.
And how about a class for 800cc max with minimum work to the bikes like the Monster S2 but could include BB 620s with other mods allowed.

[fil2]

Originally posted by weeksy
Novices - less than 10 sigs. Riders only.... if riders want to move up in class once they have lost the Novice vest then they can use the bikes in the Mini Twins class i guess.

In my eyes it should be for newbies to jump in and it's a little unfair allowed seasoned veterans in the class.

????? so after 10 sigs u loose your vest so you have to move on from DD into mini twins ..??? LMAO are you serious.... that will be almost 80% of the field then................

for me

6 - 8 rounds single dayers.. all points count

Phil



[Edited on 8-6-2005 by fil2]

[skidlids]

Originally posted by fil2
????? so after 10 sigs u loose your vest so you have to move on from DD into mini twins ..??? LMAO are you serious.... that will be almost 80% of the field then................
Phil

So true, before long we would probably have just a few DSC members wanting to start each year the field would soon be down to single figures and the class would get dropped.
Racing needs to be cheap to encourage others to start and those already doing it to be able to afford to do it for a few years without building up huge debts

[Steve M]

Originally posted by weeksy
Novices - less than 10 sigs. Riders only.... if riders want to move up in class once they have lost the Novice vest then they can use the bikes in the Mini Twins class i guess.

In my eyes it should be for newbies to jump in and it's a little unfair allowed seasoned veterans in the class.

You would be lucky if the series lasted 2 years if you did that, there are only so many novices who want to race 600 Dukes. And for some it is an affordable way to race a Ducati, which otherwise they may never do. Also for those staying in the series, they can improve there bike (& self) year on year.
But maybe to keep non previous members from joining the DSC just to race, it could be a requirement that you must have been in the club for 2 years to be allowed in DD. And those who raced the season before, offered places first.

[AK]

in the 2 groups, I'd have

583/big bore 675's - riders not to have points enough to be out of clubmans - to encourage the new entry

620's open to riders who must have been DSC members for **** time - as it says in the 2005 rules

C